Vehicle Fire on Highway 299 Forces Road Closure as Firefighters Work to Extinguish Flames
AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision occurred at 31036-31087 Highway 299, with a vehicle going off the side of the road. Smoke was reported coming from the hillside and a fire on the Trinity River. Witnesses saw people running around and vehicles pulled over, with the vehicle eventually being fully engulfed in flames. The driver was safely out of the vehicle, and the highway was shut down to allow firefighters to access the scene. The status of injuries is unknown at this time.
— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 5:43 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.
5:10
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[1] VEH OFF THE RD WY
5:10
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[8] [Appended, 17:12:27] [1] CAR WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RD
5:10
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[4] SMOKE COMING FROM THE HILLSIDE
5:10
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[3] UNK VEH
5:10
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[2] FIRE ON THE TRINITY RIVER
5:11
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[12] [Appended, 17:12:27] [5] DID NOT SEE NAYONE IN OR AROUND THE VEH
5:11
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[6] RP THINKS POSS THE VEH IS ON FIRE
5:11
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[10] [Appended, 17:12:27] [3] IS ON FIRE
5:12
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[16] 1039 TRI SO [Shared]
5:13
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[20] [Appended, 17:13:51] [1] VEG FIRE
5:14
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[24] [Appended, 17:15:24] [3] UNK TYPE OF VEH
5:14
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[22] [Appended, 17:15:24] [1] VEH OFF THE RD WY
5:14
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[23] [Appended, 17:15:24] [2] VEH IS ON FIRE
5:15
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[26] [Appended, 17:15:24] [5] PEOPLE ARE RUNNING AROUND AND VEHS PULLED OVER
5:15
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[25] [Appended, 17:15:24] [4] VEH IS DOWN BY THE RIVER
5:17
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[30] [Appended, 17:17:15] [2] SMOKE SEEN
5:17
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[29] [Appended, 17:17:15] [1] VEH OVER SIDE OF RDWY
5:21
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[37] [Appended, 17:21:54] [1] MALE IS OO THE VEH
5:21
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[39] [Appended, 17:21:54] [3] UNK STATUS OF INJ
5:21
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[36] [Notification] [CHP]-1039 TRINITY CO / CONFIRMED FIRE ENRT [Shared]
5:25
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[47] B90-023 MM 38.00 97 // VEH IS ON FIRE DOWN ON THE RIVER BAR HEAVY WINDS APPROX 1/4 ACRE NOW [Shared]
5:26
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[48] B90-023 VEH IS FULLY ENGULPHED [Shared]
5:27
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[49] B90-023 DRIVER IS OO THE VEH WE HAVE HIM IN THE PV [Shared]
5:35
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[53] B90-023 299 SHUT DOWN TO ALLOW FIRE TO ACCESS THE VEH FIRE [Shared]
5:39
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[56] *************HEWAB #1 SENT************** [Shared]
5:39
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[54] 90-23 TIME OF TC ? [Shared]
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